Saudi Arabia is expected to announce this week that it will allow all commercial flights to and from Israel to fly over the Saudi sky, officials involved in the incident behind Biden’s visit to the Middle East reported tonight (Wednesday).
In the declaration in question, Saudi Arabia is also expected to announce that it will allow the Muslim minority in Israel to fly directly to it on charter flights in order to fulfill the Hajj commandment – the pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca. Meanwhile, senior officials in the Biden administration said that full normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel “is not yet close, although secret cooperation between the two countries has certainly expanded.”
Estimates: Israel will promote deal to sell air defense systems to Saudi Arabia
Against the background of expectations that US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia will lead to the normalization of relations between the two countries, there are growing estimates that Israel is interested in promoting a deal to sell air defense systems to Saudi Arabia. This was reported today (Wednesday) in the evening news here 11.
According to estimates, Israel is promoting a deal to sell air defense systems to Saudi Arabia – after signing a series of significant security deals with the Gulf states@ItayBlumental #EveningNews pic.twitter.com/9Xbx9hDm7C
– News here (@kann_news) July 13, 2022
Next week, the Commander-in-Chief of the US Central Command, General Eric Korilla, will arrive in Israel and meet with senior IDF officials.
Since the signing of the Abrahamic Accords, significant security deals have been signed between Israel and the Gulf states including Morocco, and according to foreign publications also with the UAE and Bahrain. Last week, Defense Minister Gantz confirmed that “since the Abraham agreements, there have been about 150 meetings of defense personnel with their counterparts in the region and the Abraham agreements” and that more than $ 3 billion in deals have been signed with the region.
Meanwhile, ahead of Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, senior US officials have confirmed that Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, thus breaking the boycott imposed on him following his involvement in the assassination of journalist Hashukaji.
Tense visit to Saudi Arabia: US officials confirm that Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Ben Salman – and break the boycott imposed on him following his involvement in the assassination of journalist Hashukaji
Replying to @The_Kiss_ #EveningNews pic.twitter.com/TUDGou0sCy– News here (@kann_news) July 13, 2022